Chapter 169 Amystan
Almost at the same time, the seaside estate of the Philos family.
The estate seemed to have recovered from the chaos of "family infighting" a few days ago.
Except for the absence of some familiar faces and the replacement of the head of the family by Camille, everything seemed to be the same as before.
At this time, the Philos family welcomed another distinguished guest.
This distinguished guest even needed to be greeted at the door by the Grey Lady Camille herself.
She was neither old nor young, and was wearing a red and black Noxian general's armor. Her facial features were delicate but her skin was rough. It was obvious that she had fought in many battles on the front line, exposed to the wind and sun.
"General Amistan."
Camille rarely lowered her posture and took the initiative to shake hands and greet.
Because of Amistan's status, she deserves her respect.
Amystan is a great noble of the Noxian Empire and the leader of the empire's chapter.
The "warband" organization is a unique feature of Noxus.
Because at the beginning, the Noxian Empire was actually a military alliance composed of dozens of small kingdoms and tribes that survived the Rune War and came into contact and integration with each other.
In the following 900 years of its external expansion, Noxus fully absorbed .
After being incorporated into the empire, these small kingdoms and tribes were still allowed to retain their independent organizations, and even have autonomous territories and collect taxes on their own.
It’s just that kingdoms and tribes became “war bands”;
The king and the tribal leader became the general of Noxus and the leader of the war group.
Even their emperors were not hereditary, but were elected from among the leaders of their chapters.
So Noxus was never a centralized empire from the beginning.
Instead, it is a "Holy Noxian Empire" composed of countless warlords and princes.
Thousands of city councils and autonomous city lords across Valoran form its administrative network;
Hundreds of chapters and chapter leaders make up its war machine.
If this dynasty were on Earth, with "Jiedushi" everywhere and "Electors" throughout the country, the domestic environment would almost certainly be unpeaceful.
Over time, even if there is no change of dynasty, there will definitely be fierce internal strife.
But Runeterra is a magical world.
The central army of the Noxian Empire always controls the Immortal Fortress, the Mage Society, and the empire's highest military force.
There have been local rebellious war groups in history , but every time they raised the banner of rebellion, they were strangled to death by the imperial army with thundering force.
With these lessons learned from the past, the warlord leaders were of course more honest and more loyal than each other.
Thus, over the past 900 years, not only did the empire not fall into chaos due to this decentralized military system;
On the contrary, because of the preferential united front policy of "still maintaining the position of leader of the war group" if surrendered, he gained the allegiance of countless kingdoms and tribes during the expansion process.
Anyway…
This General Amistan is a warlord with a powerful background.
Her family's territory is larger than the entire Twin Cities, and they also command the Empire's elite legion of rune swordsmen. Camille certainly doesn't dare to neglect her.
What's more, Camille invited Amystan over this time because she had something to ask of her.
"General Amistan."
"plz follow me."
Camille took graceful and precise steps, and with impeccable aristocratic etiquette, she welcomed Amistan into the family's reception hall.
The butler respectfully invited her to take a seat, and the maid meekly served her tea.
And Amystan looked at it...
"Tsk...don't bother with all this red tape."
"Only the wimps from Demacia would care about these things."
She sat down on the sofa with a big sword, and very Noxian-like, she took off the long sword that was in the way at her waist and threw it on the coffee table:
"Tell me, Camille, what's going on with the Wind Leader Association?"
Amystan asked straight to the point.
She and Camille are old acquaintances.
Because among the war band leaders of Noxus, Amystan is considered to be a person with a relatively "innovative consciousness".
While other generals were still keen on the archery and horse riding left by their ancestors, Amistan thought of using scientific weapons on a large scale in combat.
It even completely changes the past combat mode and completely replaces the role of people with weapons.
So Amystan is very obsessed with weapons of mass destruction such as incendiary bombs, poison gas bombs, and alchemical bombs.
The scholars and manufacturers who research and produce these advanced weapons are basically concentrated in Zaun and Piltover.
Therefore, Amystan would often visit the Twin Cities to customize and purchase weapons and equipment.
Takeda Saito is her supplier, and the Philos family is her matchmaker.
"I was planning to visit Zaun this time and find someone to help me research an alchemical bomb that is more suitable for the Ionian battlefield - you know, even the trees in Ionia can talk, which is really annoying."
"They must be burned clean in order to pave the way for the empire's great conquest."
Amystan calmly talked about her future plans for conquering Ionia, and then said unhappily:
"But before I could make the trip, I discovered that our old friend Takeda Saito had died."
“It would take me time to find new suppliers, which is a hassle.”
She seemed to be casually complaining to an old acquaintance.
"Trouble? That won't happen." Camille understood and continued, "The Leader will probably inherit Takeda Saito's business and continue to cooperate with you."
"Oh?" Amystan smiled meaningfully: "But didn't you say in the letter that they are enemies of the empire?"
"It will definitely be in the future, but not now. If their people want to eat, they must continue to do business with the Empire." Camille answered slowly.
"In that case..." Amystan paused slightly: "Since the Wind Leader will not harm the interests of the empire, why should I help the Ferros family and become their enemy?"
We get to the point so quickly.
Noxians are really uncouth.
"This is a little gift from me." Camille slowly pushed out a gift list that she had prepared long ago.
The list is short, but huge. And one item is particularly eye-catching:
"The synthesis technology of artificial hex gems?"
Amystan raised her eyebrows: "Hey, Camille, when did you become so generous?"
"Even a treasure like this that concerns the fate of your family is so easily offered to the Empire?"
Camille just said calmly: "If you're dead, there's no point asking for money."
"Not bad." Amystan weighed the light gift list and said, "You are very determined."
"But the more determined you are, the more difficult it is to deal with this enemy."
"Leader, a follower of the goddess Janna." She asked with a smile: "Camille, do you think I would be stupid enough to offend a true god for such a small amount of money?"
Camille remained silent.
This guy...at first he pretended to know nothing about the Leader and tried to trick her into talking.
But in fact, before coming here, Amistan might have already investigated the details of the Leader Association through the War Masons' intelligence network, right?
You still want to ask for an exorbitant price now?
"Sorry, that's all I can give you," Camille said.
This was not enough. If she was given more, she might as well vote for Leader.
"Not enough." Amystan still shook her head.
"That's a true religious sect." You have to pay extra.
And adding money may not necessarily work.
Declaring war on the True God Cult was such a big deal that Amystan had no right to decide on her own, even though she was the leader of the war group.
The most she could do was take the money back to the Immortal Fortress and help Camille mediate with the high-level officials of the Empire.
"No, you are enough." Camille replied: "Because I don't need you to help me destroy the Leader Association."
"I just need you to station troops in Piltover on behalf of the Noxian Empire."
As she spoke, she took out a document that she had prepared long ago.
It says:
Pedro-Nobel Security Treaty
